Constitución en Inglés

204 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 ARTICLE 278 6. To oversee at the highest level the official conduct of those who hold public office, including popularly elected officials; exercise disciplinary authority on a preferential basis; and initiate appropriate investigations and impose appropriate sanctions in accordance with the relevant law. 7. To intervene in trials and before judicial or administrative authorities when it becomes necessary to defend the legal order, public domain, or fundamental rights and guarantees. 8. To provide an annual report of his/her administration to Congress. 9. To demand from public officials and individuals, information that he/she considers necessary. 10. Other matters stipulated by law. For the exercise of its functions, the Office of the Inspector General shall have judicial police powers and shall be authorized to take the measures that it considers necessary. The Inspector General of the Nation shall exercise the following functions directly: 1. Discharge from office, following a hearing and on the basis of justified reasons, any public officials who are guilty of any of the following deficiencies: manifestly violating the Constitution or the laws; deriving obvious and profitable material advantage from the exercise of their duties or functions; seriously impeding investigations carried out by the Office of the Inspector General or by an administrative or juridical authority;